Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Bel . . . swallowed—in allusion to the many sacrifices to the idol which its priests pretended it swallowed at night; or rather, the precious gifts taken from other nations and offered to it (which it is said to have "swallowed"; compare "devoured," "swallowed," Jeremiah 51:34; Jeremiah 50:17), which it should have to disgorge (compare Jeremiah 51:13; Jeremiah 50:37). Of these gifts were the vessels of Jehovah's temple in Jerusalem (II Chronicles 36:7; Daniel 1:2). The restoration of these, as foretold here, is recorded in Ezra 1:7-11.
flow—as a river; fitly depicting the influx of pilgrims of all "nations" to the idol.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Jeremiah 51:44:
Isaiah 21:9
Jeremiah 50:38
Daniel 7:1
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